{"id":129403,"date":"2026-01-31T22:19:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T03:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/?p=129403"},"modified":"2026-01-31T22:57:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T03:57:31","slug":"somehowfortresswhalereturned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/?p=129403","title":{"rendered":"Swear An Oath To &#8220;Fortress Whale&#8221;! [RD\/KP24]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now when do we get the cyborg Fortress Whale and Shrine Fortress Whale?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/WeTaughtThemToKill.webp\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-129406\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/WeTaughtThemToKill-206x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/WeTaughtThemToKill-206x300.webp?wsr 206w, https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/WeTaughtThemToKill-150x219.webp?wsr 150w, https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/WeTaughtThemToKill.webp?wsr 407w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>RD\/KP24-JP023 \u30b5\u30a4\u30dc\u30fc\u30b0\u30fb\u30c9\u30eb\u30d5\u30a3\u30f3 <strong><em>Cyborg Dolphin<\/em> [Mech Dolphin]<\/strong><br \/>\nLevel 2 WATER Fish Effect Monster<br \/>\nATK 500<br \/>\nDEF 400<br \/>\n\u3010REQUIREMENT\u3011 If there is a face-up Level 7 or lower WATER Fish Ritual Monster on your field.<br \/>\n\u3010EFFECT\u3011 Choose 1 card on your opponent&#8217;s field and return it to the hand. You cannot attack with monsters for the rest of the turn, except Fish monsters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> This is White Dolphin remade with mechanical parts, possibly inspired by Mech Bass.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/WeTaughtThemToHunt.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-129407\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/WeTaughtThemToHunt-206x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/WeTaughtThemToHunt-206x300.webp?wsr 206w, https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/WeTaughtThemToHunt-150x219.webp?wsr 150w, https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/WeTaughtThemToHunt.webp?wsr 407w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>RD\/KP24-JP024 \u30b5\u30a4\u30dc\u30fc\u30b0\u30fb\u30ca\u30a4\u30eb <strong><em>Cyborg Nile<\/em> [Mech Misairuzame]<\/strong><br \/>\nLevel 5 WATER Fish Effect Monster<br \/>\nATK 1400<br \/>\nDEF 1600<br \/>\n\u3010REQUIREMENT\u3011 None<br \/>\n\u3010CONTINUOUS EFFECT\u3011 During the Battle Phase, face-up Fish monsters on your field gain 400 ATK x [The number of monsters on your field]. Your &#8220;Fortress Whale&#8221; can attack directly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> This is Misairuzame (Nile in Japan) remade with mechanical parts. Likely to go with Mech Dolphin, both possibly inspired by Mech Bass.<\/p>\n<p><strong>As a wider note:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the Japanese name of &#8220;Mech Bass&#8221; is \u30b5\u30a4\u30dc\u30fc\u30b0\u30fb\u30d0\u30b9, which translates to &#8220;Cyborg Bass&#8221;. These are both Cyborg monsters.<\/li>\n<li>One of these monsters is wearing the armor of &#8220;Mech Bass&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Therefore with that in mind, both these monsters are being translated as &#8220;Mech [X]&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/TheAncientRitualForModernWarfare.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-129408\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/TheAncientRitualForModernWarfare-206x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/TheAncientRitualForModernWarfare-206x300.webp?wsr 206w, https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/TheAncientRitualForModernWarfare-150x219.webp?wsr 150w, https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/TheAncientRitualForModernWarfare.webp?wsr 407w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>RD\/KP24-JP027 \u30b7\u30e5\u30e9\u30a4\u30f3\u30fb\u30ea\u30f3\u30b3\u30b9 <strong>Shrine Rhynchus<\/strong><br \/>\nLevel 4 WATER Fish Effect Monster<br \/>\nATK 1000<br \/>\nDEF 1300<br \/>\n\u3010REQUIREMENT\u3011 During the turn this card was Normal Summoned.<br \/>\n\u3010EFFECT\u3011 Send the top 2 cards of your Deck to the Graveyard. Then, you can choose 1 Ritual Spell in your Graveyard and Set it to your Spell &amp; Trap Zone. You cannot attack with monsters for the rest of the turn, except Fish monsters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> This card most likely takes its name from its name from the rhynchus in Oxyrhynchus (Greek for Sharp-nosed), a city in Egypt that worshiped the Medjed, a type of Elephant Fish that in Egyptian Mythology ate the genitals of Osiris, preventing his full resurrection, resulting in him becoming the God of the Dead.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/BigFishBigProblems.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-129409\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/BigFishBigProblems-206x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/BigFishBigProblems-206x300.webp?wsr 206w, https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/BigFishBigProblems-150x219.webp?wsr 150w, https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/BigFishBigProblems.webp?wsr 407w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>RD\/KP24-JP041 \u8981\u585e\u30af\u30b8\u30e9 <strong><em>Yousai Kujira<\/em> (Fortress Whale)<\/strong><br \/>\nLevel 7 WATER Fish Ritual Monster<br \/>\nATK 2400<br \/>\nDEF 2200<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/TheRealSurface.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-129419\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/TheRealSurface-206x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/TheRealSurface-206x300.webp?wsr 206w, https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/TheRealSurface-150x219.webp?wsr 150w, https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2026\/01\/TheRealSurface.webp?wsr 407w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>RD\/KP24-JP057 \u8981\u585e\u30af\u30b8\u30e9\u306e\u8a93\u3044 <strong><em>Yousai Kujira no Chikai<\/em> (Fortress Whale Oath)<\/strong><br \/>\nRitual Spell Card<br \/>\n\u3010REQUIREMENT\u3011 None<br \/>\n\u3010EFFECT\u3011 Ritual Summon &#8220;Fortress Whale&#8221; by sending monsters in your hand and\/or on your field to the Graveyard whose combined levels total 7 or more as material. 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